Litterfall dynamics in carbonate and deltaic mangrove ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 123-136

  Coronado Molina, Carlos ^a,b   Alvarez Guillen, H ^c   Day Jr , J W ^b   Reyes, E ^d   Perez, B C ^e   Vera Herrera, F ^c   Twilley, R ^b  

^a South Florida Water Management District   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate system; Litterfall; Southeastern Everglades; Terminos Lagoon; Terrigenous system; Turnover rate

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SYSTEM; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LITTERFALL; MANGROVE; SALINE SOIL; SCRUB; SOIL FERTILITY; SWAMP FOREST; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; TURNOVER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAMPECHE; EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GULF OF MEXICO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; TERMINOS LAGOON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858441543     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-012-9249-3     Document Type: Article

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